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Chappaqua Book Festival Includes Bake Sale To Help Hungry Kids Chappaqua Book Festival Includes Bake Sale To Help Hungry Kids
Chappaqua Book Festival Includes Bake Sale To Help Hungry Kids CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- As you attend the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival on Saturday, make sure you leave room for dessert. The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale will again be there, selling goodies to benefit food-insecure kids. "As we sent our kids back to school this month, we could not help but think of the 16 million children in this country who are food insecure" said bake sale organizers. "For these children, school meals programs are critical to their health, well being and their future. "According to Share Our Strength, 62 percent of America's teachers regularly see kid…

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by Rachel Martin
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Get Set To Sample: Food Festival Features Westchester Eateries Get Set To Sample: Food Festival Features Westchester Eateries
Get Set To Sample: Food Festival Features Westchester Eateries GREENWICH, Conn. -- Westchester is on the menu at the sixth annual Greenwich Wine + Food Festival taking place Friday. Sept. 23 to Saturday, Sept. 24.  Among the venues featured: Rye's Blue Tulip Chocolates, Eastchester's Polpettina, Port Chester's Saltaire Oyster Bar, Harrison's Halstead Ave Taqueria and New Rochelle's Dubrovnik. The local eateries are among 200-plus vendors that will be handing out free samples in Saturday's Culinary Village at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Conn. The event, held from noon. until 10 p.m and presented by Serendipity magazine, benefits Paul Newman…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Picture House In Pelham Screens 'My Blind Brother' At Picnic In The Park Picture House In Pelham Screens 'My Blind Brother' At Picnic In The Park
Picture House In Pelham Screens 'My Blind Brother' At Picnic In The Park PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center in Pelham will host an advance screening of the romantic comedy "My Blind Brother" at the Fifth Annual Picnic in the Park on Saturday.The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film's director Sophie Goodhart. In "My Blind Brother," Robbie (Adam Scott), a blind champion athlete and local sports hero, and his unassuming brother Bill (Nick Kroll) vie for the affections of a charming lady named Rose (Jenny Slate). The R-rated film has a 90-minute running time. “We’re looking forward to sharing this wonderful…

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by Ken Davis
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Animals Strut Their Stuff On The 'Catwalk' At Paws Crossed Grand Opening Animals Strut Their Stuff On The 'Catwalk' At Paws Crossed Grand Opening
Animals Strut Their Stuff On The 'Catwalk' At Paws Crossed Grand Opening ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- The catwalk will be going to the dogs on Saturday, Sept. 17, with the grand opening of Paws Crossed Animal Rescue, in Elmsford. Paws Crossed is a new no-kill rescue, located at the former site of Pets Alive Westchester, which closed its doors last year. Rebecca Solomon of News 12 Westchester will emcee the event's Doggie Fashion Show, where adoptable dogs from the shelter will strut their stuff in their finest attire -- and hopefully find their forever homes. "We could not be any more excited and honored having Rebecca join us for this very important day," sa…

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by Rachel Martin
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Kol Rinah Hosting Open House For Interested Singers Kol Rinah Hosting Open House For Interested Singers
Kol Rinah Hosting Open House For Interested Singers TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--  Kol Rinah, the Jewish Chorale of Westchester, is inviting interested singers to an open house on Thursday, Sept. 15th, at 7:15 p.m. at the JCC on the Hudson.After the open house, interested people can schedule an audition with conductor Ben Gruder.  Kol Rinah rehearses most Thursday evenings during the school year at the JCC on the Hudson. All voice parts welcome. For more information, visit www.kolrinahchorale.org or e-mail kolrinahchorale@gmail.com.

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by Sam Barron
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Westchester Remembers 9/11 With Ceremony At 'The Rising' Westchester Remembers 9/11 With Ceremony At 'The Rising'
Westchester Remembers 9/11 With Ceremony At 'The Rising' WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino invites the public to attend the county's 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, on Sunday, Sept. 11, honoring those whose lives were lost or forever changed by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at "The Rising" memorial, at Valhalla's Kensico Dam. The memorial remembers the 111 Westchester County residents and dozen former residents who died that day. "Each year we come together as one community to remember, and to honor the Westchester residents who lost their lives in the 9/11 att…

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by Rachel Martin
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Legoland Discovery Center In Yonkers Highlights Parent-Child Play Legoland Discovery Center In Yonkers Highlights Parent-Child Play
Legoland Discovery Center In Yonkers Highlights Parent-Child Play YONKERS, N.Y. -- Legoland Discover Center Westchester will observe National Parent and Child Play Day on Friday, Sept. 16, at the attraction in Yonkers.The date coincides with National Working Parents Day. Adults will get a free pass when they go to one of the nine indoor Lego playgrounds with a child on the special day. There will be family-focused games and activities such as parent-and-child "Build & Test" races and model-building challenges, among others. Letters are being sent by the Legoland centers to workplaces in the United States and Canada to show appreciation for …

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by Donna Christopher
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Special Sneak Peek Of Upcoming Movie Screened In Yonkers Special Sneak Peek Of Upcoming Movie Screened In Yonkers
Special Sneak Peek Of Upcoming Movie Screened In Yonkers EDGEWATER, N.J.– A sneak peek of the upcoming film "Blinky Bill: The Movie" will be shown Sept. 17-18 at the Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas. The movie's cast features the voices of Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood"), Rufus Sewell ("The Man in High Castle"), Toni Collette ("Little Miss Sunshine"), David Wenham ("Lord Of The Rings"), Richard Roxburgh ("Moulin Rouge," "Maya the Bee-Movie"), Robin McLeavy ("Hell on Wheels"), Barry Otto ("The Great Gatsby") and Barry Humphries ("Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie,&qu…

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by Daily Voice
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Bruce Hornsby Performing At Capitol Theatre Bruce Hornsby Performing At Capitol Theatre
Bruce Hornsby Performing At Capitol Theatre PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers are coming to the Capitol Theatre Sept. 8. Known for his piano and accordion playing, Bruce Hornsby in the mid-1990s took his family to the Annual Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, Hornsby took his family to the Annual Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, Va., reconnected him with his Williamsburg youth and bluegrass music and bought a dulcimer.  This led to his album, "Rehab Reunion," which is piano-free and includes guest appearances by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and gospel singer Mavis Staples.  The record was recorded in Wi…

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by Donna Christopher
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Annual Yonkers Riverfest To Offer Live Music, Family Fun, Food Annual Yonkers Riverfest To Offer Live Music, Family Fun, Food
Annual Yonkers Riverfest To Offer Live Music, Family Fun, Food YONKERS, N.Y. – The largest free family festival in Westchester County is to return to Yonkers' downtown waterfront on Saturday, Sept. 10. This year’s Riverfest is scheduled from noon – 7 p.m. and is expected to draw more than 25,000 people, according to organizers. The festival is to feature food, exhibitions, tours and a host of performers, including three headline bands that each are to bring “something special” to the event. Among the headliners are Scott Helman, the top musician on Teen Vogue magazine’s list of 14 Singers Who Are Going to Dominate 2016; Brand Nubian, who has been rank…

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by James O'Rourke
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Film On Human Trafficking Screens In Yonkers Film On Human Trafficking Screens In Yonkers
Film On Human Trafficking Screens In Yonkers BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Junior League of Bronxville will help raise awareness about human trafficking through a one-time screening of "SOLD" at Yonkers' Showcase Cinema de Lux Ridge Hill, on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Based on the global bestseller "SOLD," by Patricia McCormick, this award-winning film tells the unforgettable story of a girl who risks everything for freedom after being trafficked from her mountain village in Nepal to a brothel in India. "SOLD gives a voice to the millions of children who disappear every year. It is a call to action and a testament to the po…

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by Rachel Martin
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Westchester County Car Show Scheduled For September Westchester County Car Show Scheduled For September
Westchester County Car Show Scheduled For September WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Classic-car buffs are invited to the Westchester County Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 25, at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. “Whether you are the proud owner of a classic car or hot rod, or just love looking at rows of sleek sheet metal and polished chrome, Glen Island is the perfect backdrop for this annual auto showcase,” County Executive Rob Astorino said. The show will feature displays of a wide variety of classic and collectible cars, street rods, and motorcycles, all carefully restored to mint condition or modified for performance. The Westchester Street Ro…

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by Ken Davis